Iraq authorizes Iran-backed militia to respond to attacks on its positions

Iraq’s National Security Council has authorized the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), a mostly Iranian-backed coalition of Shi’ite armed groups, to exercise the right of self-defense and respond to any attacks targeting their positions, state media reports.

The green light from the National Security Council, chaired by Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, follows a deadly attack on PMF headquarters that killed at least 15 fighters, including a commander.

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